Newborn baby tests positive for COVID-19 in Cebu City

Rosalie Abatayo 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A day-old baby boy in Cebu City is the youngest warrior fighting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Central Visayas, if not in the entire country. The baby boy, who was tested for…

City of Naga declares expanded ECQ every Sunday

Rosalie Abatayo 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Naga, Cebu will be suspending the validity of all home quarantine passes in the city every Sunday starting April 26, 2020. This is after the city has declared that…

Mondigo tells delivery crew to live in brgy isolation centers to avoid community exposure to COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 04/21/2020

CEBU, Philippines — While cargo trucks are still allowed to hit the streets to keep the supply chain going, delivery drivers and their helpers coming from Medellin town in northern Cebu will no longer be allowed to…

CPDRC jail guards from COVID-19-infected barangays ordered not to report for work

Rosalie Abatayo 04/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Capitol has ordered jail guards and other personnel from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) who reside in coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected barangays in Cebu City to no longer report…

DILG tells provinces to use Bayanihan fund quickly for COVID-19 only

Rosalie Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded the provincial governors to quickly and efficiently use their Bayanihan Grant to Provinces (BGP) solely for strategies and measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).…

Mandaue City: No ‘verbal negotiation’ in border checkpoints

Rosalie Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Mandaue has prohibited verbal explanations or discussions for persons leaving or entering the city’s borders effective Tuesday midnight, April 21, 2020. In his Executive Order No. 67-B, Mandaue City…

LGUs told to stop misting on people

Rosalie Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has advised local government units to prevent further health concerns from emerging by stopping its misting activities on people. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año, in an…

DILG tells barangays to post list of SAP beneficiaries

Rosalie Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the questions in the identification of beneficiaries for the national government’s social amelioration program (SAP), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed barangay chiefs to publicize their list of…

LTO-7 chief reminds public: ‘Quarantine is for all’

Rosalie Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Land Transportation Office Central Visayas Regional (LTO-7)  Director Victor Caindec reiterated that quarantine is meant for everyone, regardless of social status. This he said following sightings of several private vehicles on the streets…

COVID-19 field center in Cebu to ‘activate’ on April 22

Rosalie Abatayo 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first of two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) field centers in Cebu that will house mild and asymptomatic patients of the disease will already begin full operation and accept patients on Wednesday, April 22,…

Lapu markets to be closed Sundays during ECQ

Rosalie Abatayo 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — No public or private market in Lapu-Lapu City will be allowed to open during Sundays as part of the additional measures during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In his Executive Order No. 48-C,…

Lapu closes Mandaue-Mactan bridges to nonresidents, non-essential personnel

Rosalie Abatayo 04/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will already ban the entry and exit of non-essential personnel to and from the city amid the rising number of coronavirus disease cases there. The order which covers all…

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